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Post by davewhite on May 6, 2020 9:43:35 GMT
I've not seen a "stepped " rosette before ... very original thinking adding a completely new dimension !  Thanks Andrew. As with all innovations it was the result of a mistake that I liked and the first one was on "Anthea Cool" - the Road Trip tertz. |
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Post by andrewjw on May 6, 2020 12:50:30 GMT
I've not seen a "stepped " rosette before ... very original thinking adding a completely new dimension ! Thanks Andrew. As with all innovations it was the result of a mistake that I liked and the first one was on "Anthea Cool" - the Road Trip tertz. Ah well...having " borrowed ' Anthea for a couple of weeks on the Road Trip I should have remembered that ...  |
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Post by davewhite on May 8, 2020 8:08:46 GMT
Next the European Spruce A Frame braces are then glued on using hot hide glue: A Frame bracesThe European Spruce transverse brace is profiled to a 10' radius, notched to fit the A Frame braces and glued on the top using hot-hide glue: UTBThe European Spruce braces were prepared to just over 6mm wide. The top X braces were then profiled to a 13’ radius, the notch cut in each brace and the braces glued in the gobar deck using hot hide glue: X Brace 1X Brace 2 |
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Post by davewhite on May 12, 2020 16:15:57 GMT
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Post by davewhite on Jun 9, 2020 7:16:28 GMT
The bindings are then scraped and sanded flush. The top is then cut for the floating fingerboard. Here’s the finished box:  The neck will be five pieces of wood – two outer pieces of Ash around a black veneer/ holly/ black veneer core. The neck pieces are cut to approximate shape and glued together using fish glue:  The truss rod slot is routed out:  The carbon fibre truss rod is glued in using fish glue:  |
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Post by davewhite on Jun 12, 2020 16:00:46 GMT
The East Indian Rosewood headstock veneer is glued onto the top of the headstock using fish glue:  The East Indian Rosewood veneer is bent to the shape of the volute and glued on the rear of the headstock using fish glue:  The headstock is roughly shaped and the tuner holes drilled using this jig:  The rebated holes for the tuner inserts are then cut:  The tuners are test fitted:  |
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Post by andrewjw on Jun 12, 2020 16:41:27 GMT
Lovely work Dave...Rubner tuners??  |
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Post by davewhite on Jun 13, 2020 7:00:02 GMT
Lovely work Dave...Rubner tuners?? Gotoh mandolin tuners. |
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Post by davewhite on Jun 23, 2020 10:45:04 GMT
The heel has an extra matching piece glued on using fish glue:  The neck has had the fingerboard extension cut on the bandsaw and the neck-block is routed to correct depth. The neck is then tested for fit on the body at the correct angle and position and so that the heel cheeks fit the neck-block perfectly. The position of the threaded insert is then marked on the neck, the hole drilled and the insert fitted with epoxy:  The neck is bolted on to the body and the alignment checked:  |
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Post by davewhite on Jul 6, 2020 11:05:17 GMT
Next the fret slots are marked on the East Indian Rosewood fretboard and cut with the fretsaw in this jig:  The end of the fretboard is cut to match the soundhole using the circle cutting jig:   A piece of binding is bent to shape on the hot-pipe and then glued to the fretboard. The binding is East Indian Rosewood with black/white/black purfling:  When the glue is dry the binding edges are trimmed flush and the rest of the fretboard bindings glued on using fish glue:  |
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Post by davewhite on Aug 22, 2020 14:14:55 GMT
The positions of the inlaid side/front markers are marked on the fretboard and routed with a 1.6mm bit using this jig:  The Yew markers are then glued in and the fretboard levelled:  The nut slot is cut on the peghead:  Next the fretboard is glued onto the neck using fish glue:  The heel is trimmed for the heel-cap and after contouring it to meet the back the East Indian Rosewood heel-cap together with black/ Holly/ black veneers is glued on using hide glue:  |
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Post by leoroberts on Aug 22, 2020 22:08:18 GMT
Looking lovely, davewhite... but haven't you a ukulele to be getting on with?  |
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Post by davewhite on Aug 23, 2020 10:30:00 GMT
Looking lovely, davewhite... but haven't you a ukulele to be getting on with? She needs a tune before a uke and I'll probably compose it on "Bogha Beag"  The neck is then carved to shape:  Then the fretboard radiused:  Needing a challenge and having some spare in the workshop I decided to fit stainless steel frets:  Here’s the fretted neck on the body:  |
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Post by davewhite on Aug 26, 2020 14:59:40 GMT
The Brazilian Rosewood bridge blank has the bottom sanded to match the top’s curvature:  The bridge blank is then marked and slotted for the bone saddles using this jig:  The rear of the bridge is ramped and the bridge-pin holes drilled:  The bridge-pin holes are then counter-sunk:  The rest of the bridge is shaped:  |
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